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 | When I started doing yoga, I didn't know much beyond the basics of human anatomy. I remember rushing to Google the first time my teacher mentioned the sacrum, and similar searches followed as I did more yoga. As part of my ongoing mission to demystify modern yoga, I've assembled my top anatomical searches as Five Body Parts You Didn't Know You Had. Hope it helps you next time someone mentions tightness in their piriformis. | |
Four Body Parts You Didn't Know You Had
The anatomy of our extremities is pretty clear cut when compared to the layers of bone, organs, and muscles that make up our mid sections. The four body parts you didn't know you had include parts of the spine, pelvis, hip flexors, and buttocks.
| Yoga Stretches for Your Psoas
The psoas becomes tight when we spend a lot of time sitting at desks and in cars. A tight psoas leads to a weak core, which can cause back pain and other muscular-skeletal problems. Yoga poses that strengthen and lengthen the psoas are a good remedy. Balancing poses help increase core strength, and the psoas in particular. Backbends are a great way to stretch, and thereby lengthen, the psoas.
| Yoga and Muscle Soreness
Stretching a lot of muscles you didn't know you had can make you sore in the oddest places. See what you can do to ease the pain.
| Pose of the Week - Eagle Pose - Garudasana
 In honor of July 4th, practice eagle pose this week. Or if July 4th isn't your thing, do it in honor of the Steve Miller Band. Though eagle may look a bit precarious, if you bend your standing leg and get a good foundation, it's actually one of the more stable standing balances.
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